31976R1157

No L 1 30 / 32 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 5 . 76

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 1157 / 76 of 17 May 1976 amending for the sixth time Regulation ( EEC) No 2042 / 75 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 11.07 of the Common Customs Tariff shall be COMMUNITIES , valid from the day of its issue, within the meaning of Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 193 /75 , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European until the end of the eleventh month following, Economic Community , where such licence is requested for the purposes Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No of export to a specific country of destination . In that event , the destination shall be indicated in 2727 / 75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ section 13 of the licence , the issue of which shall tion of the market in cereals ('), as amended by Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 3058 / 75 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 12 carry the obligation to export to that country. ( 2) thereof, By way of derogation from Article 3 of Regulation Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 2042/ 75 ( EEC) No 193 /75 , the rights deriving from the of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules for the appli­ licence referred to in the preceding subparagraph shall not be transferable'. cation of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice ( 3 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 718 / 76 (4 ), fixed the period of validity of the Art it !c 2 export licence for products falling within heading No 1 1.07 of the Common Customs Tariff until the end of Article 12 ( 1 ) (d ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2042/ 75 is the eleventh month following that of issue ; hereby amended to read as follows :

Whereas experience has shown that speculative use '(d) 8 units of account per metric ton for export may be made of a long period of validity ; whereas the licences for products as specified in Article 1 period of validity for the abovementioned products (d ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2727 /75 and in should therefore be made the same as for the other Article 1 of Regulation No 359/ 67/ EEC in products processed from cereals ; whereas , however, in respect of which the export refund or levy is accordance with international practice , a large propor­ fixed in advance . tion of delivery contracts are concluded for at least a However, in the case of licences issued in year ; whereas , in order to enable malt exporters to accordance with Article 9a, the security shall continue to conclude such contracts , provision should be 50 % of the amount of the export refund be made for a longer period of validity, provided that or levy valid on the day on which the applica­ certain conditions are fulfilled ; tion for the licence was submitted , with a minimum of 20 units of account per metric Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are not in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ton . In such cases, by way of derogation from ment Committee for Cereals ; whereas such measures , Article 17 ( 2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 193 / 75 , in accordance with Article 26 ( 3 ) of Council Regula­ the security shall be released only on produc­ tion ( EEC) No 2727 / 75 must be communicated to the tion of proof that the product has been Council forthwith after their adoption , imported into the relevant non-member country of destination . Such proof shall be furnished in accordance with Article 11 ( 1 ) of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation ( EEC) No 192/75'.

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The following Article 9a is hereby added to Regula­ Annex II to Regulation ( EEC) No 2042/75 is hereby tion ( EEC) No 2042 / 75 : replaced by the Annex to this Regulation . ' Article 9ii Artich 4 By way of derogation from Article 9 , the export licence for products falling within heading No This Regulation shall enter into force one month after its communication to the Council (5 ). (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 1 . (') O'j No L 306, 26 . 11 . 1975, p . 3. (') OJ No L 213 , 1 1 . 8 . 1975 , p . 5 . ( 5 ) This communication to the Council was made on 17 May (4 ) OJ No L 84, 31 . 3 . 1976 , p . 25 . 1976 .

19 . 5 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 130 / 33

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 17 May 1976 . For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

No L 130 / 34 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 5 . 76

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PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF EXPORT LICENCES

A. For cereals

ccr hauling Description ot uoods Period ot validity No

10.01 A Common wheat and meslin 30 days 10.02 Rye 90 days 10.03 Barley 30 days 10.04 Oats 90 days 10.05 B Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing 30 days 10.07 Buckwheat , millet , canary seed and grain sorghum ; other cereals 90 days 10.01 B Durum wheat 90 days 1 1.01 A Wheat or meslin flour I 1 .0 1 B Until the end of the fourth Rye flour month following that of issue 1 1.02 A I Wheat groats and meal (common wheat and durum wheat ) I 1.01 E Maize flour Until the end of the second 1 1.02 A V Maize groats and meal month following that of issue Until the end of the fourth 1 1.07 Malt month following that of issue Other products listed in Article 1 ot Regula­ Until the end of the thircT tion ( EEC) No 2727/ 75 month following that of issue

B. For rice

10.06 A I Paddy rice \ 10.06 A II Husked rice > 90 days 10.06 B Semi-milled or wholly milled rice ) 10.06 C Broken rice 30 days 1 1.01 F Rice flour \ I 1.02 A VI Rice groats and meal / 1 1.02 E II e ) 1 Flaked rice \ Until the end of the third 1 1.02 F VI month following that of issue Rice pellets 1 1 1 . 08 A II Rice starch I